the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem. the special use or purpose to which something is put: a technology having numerous applications never thought of by its inventors. the quality of being usable for a particular purpose or in a special way; relevance: This […]

application binary interface programming (ABI) The interface by which an application program gains access to operating system and other services. It should be possible to run the same compiled binary applications on any system with the right ABI. Examples are 88open’s Binary Compatibility Standard, the PowerOpen Environment and Windows sockets. (1994-11-08)

application developer job A person who writes computer programs to meet specific requirements. The term often implies involvement with, or responsibility for, requirements capture and testing, in contrast to the term programmer. (2004-03-06)

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